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- Adamson House.
"Adamson House Loggia - This classic Malibu home was built in 1930 for
Rhoda Rindge Adamson and her husband, Merritt Huntley Adamson. The house
shares its location with one of the most beautiful beaches in Southern
California."
- Frederick R. Weisman
Museum of Art at Pepperdine University. "Since it was founded in
1992, the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art has gradually been building a
collection of works by contemporary artists from California and throughout
America. This overview focuses on a group of fascinating artists who have
been overlooked and are underappreciated. Also featured is a mini-survey
of paintings by Los Angeles artist
Ed Moses and many other aesthetic surprises.
Major exhibitions are held in the Gregg G. Juarez Gallery and the Ron
Wilson-Designer Gallery in the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, with
exceptions noted. Funding for all exhibitions is provided by the Frederick
R. Weisman Art Foundation, and additional donors, as noted."
- Getty Museum. "The
mission of the J. Paul Getty Museum is to delight, inspire, and educate a
diverse public through the collection, preservation, exhibition and
interpretation of works of art of the highest quality."
- Malibu
Lagoon State Park. "The beach features 22 acres of wetlands,
flower gardens and sandy beach. The lagoon is where Malibu Creek meets the
sea. Malibu Surfrider Beach has a long standing as a premier surfing
beach.
On the east side of Malibu Creek Bridge, Malibu Pier allows for excellent
saltwater fishing. On the west side of Malibu Creek Bridge, visitors will
find picnic tables and a nature area, excellent for bird watching and a
the study of a greatly diminished eco-system a Southern California
saltwater marsh.
Guided tours of the wetlands and other natural elements such as grunion,
the monarch butterfly, tidepools, and the gray whale are scheduled
seasonally. Cultural history tours of Chumash life and other early Malibu
residents, the railroad and more, is also offered."
- Malibu Chamber of Commerce.
"Malibu is a closely-knit residential community characterized by its
carefully preserved rural atmosphere. Malibu’s combined incorporated and
unincorporated areas covers approximately 45,000 acres, is 27 miles long
and one to eight miles wide. Within these boundaries are a variety of
climates and terrain including beaches, mesas and canyons that create a
unique environment. The population is approximately 13,000.
From the Civic Center area, travel time to Santa Monica Airport is about
30 minutes, 45 minutes to Los Angeles International Airport and one hour
to downtown Los Angeles…all of course depending on traffic."
- City of Malibu, California
official Web site. "The City of Malibu was incorporated on March
28, 1991. Located in Northwest Los Angeles County, the City has 21 miles
of coastline along the Pacific Ocean and has a population of 12,575."
- Malibu Public Library.
"The Malibu Library, located in the Malibu Civic Center Complex, was
established in 1970 by the County of Los Angeles Public Library. Prior to
1970, a bookmobile provided library service to the Malibu community serving
residents in Topanga Canyon and along the Pacific Coast Highway...
The current collection includes 92,466 books; 82 magazines and newspaper
subscriptions; 6,491 audio recordings; 5,117 video recordings; and other
special materials such as telephone directories, pamphlets, California
topographic maps, and local history. In addition to the main collection, the
library houses three special collections: the Arkel Erb Memorial
Mountaineering Collection, established in 1980 that focuses on information
West of the Rockies; the Peter A. Horn Senior Citizen Collection, established
in 1996, which includes books, magazines, audio visual materials; and the Sean
Matthews Collection, established in 1998, which includes children's fiction
and non-fiction picture books as well as children's books-on-tape."
- VolunteerMatch.org.
"Where volunteering begins...VolunteerMatch is a leader in the nonprofit
world dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. The
organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of
nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement.
Our popular service welcomes millions of visitors a year and has become
the preferred internet recruiting tool for more than 30,000 nonprofit
organizations. Read more in our latest annual report."
Comment: If you want to volunteer, go to
http://www.volunteermatch.org
and click on Search, key in your ZIP Code, and you will instantly see the
organizations in your area needing volunteers. This is a brilliant
concept that makes great use of the Internet.
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